Synonyms for stress

noun

1. Importance

   significance, weight, import; see importance 1.

2. Pressure

   strain, tension, force, stretch, tautness, traction, pull, tensity, distention, eulogation, draw, extension, protraction, intensity, tightness, spring; see also pressure 1.

3. Mental tension

   tension, strain, pressure, burden, hardship, overexertion, agony, trial, affliction, anxiety, nervousness, fearfulness, apprehensiveness, apprehension, impatience, fear, ferment, disquiet, disquietude, tenseness, passion, intensity, fluster, expectancy, restlessness, trepidation, misgiving, mistrust, alarm, dread, flutter, trembling, pinch, urgency, jitters*, heeby-jeebies*.

   Antonyms peace*, calm, quiet.

verb